Domestic competitions will take center stage when the World Cup concludes with the grand finale on December 18. Athletic will play its first official match after the break for the Qatar event on December 20 against Sestao River. The event in Las Llanas will decide the ticket for the round of 16 of the Cup. On the 29th it is time to continue the Liga against Betis at Benito Villamarín and from there there are four matches of the regularity tournament in January (against Osasuna and Real Madrid in San Mamés and against Real Sociedad and Celta at home) and three KO qualifiers as long as the previous rounds were successful. It could go up to seven games in the first month of 2023.
Inaki Williams yesterday highlighted the difficulty of starting the year. “As you can see, I’m at home, I’m in Lezama. Now I’m going to take a week off to come back as strong as possible, coming back is hard. With great desire and great enthusiasm”, said the international in a statement collected by the club’s official media.
Gorka Guruzeta He also emphasized the same idea on Thursday in the rojiblancas facilities. “Five very tough rivals are coming,” said the striker from San Sebastián. These five games will conclude the first round on the weekend of January 28 and 29, more than usual in other seasons.
The striker from San Sebastián and the player from Bilbao share the team’s top scorer after fourteen games played. Both scored five goals. behind is Nico Y Berenguerwith four each between League and Cup, and oihan sancetincluding three.
Source: La Verdad

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